http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.68966&rws=%2Froger%2Fdiscography.rssG-Funk rolled into suburban homes in the Midwest on souped up funk hydraulics, wheezing keyboards and vocodor boxes -- all of which were borrrowed from Electro-Funk. By the time Dr. Dre became a megastar, Electro-Funk's biggest vocodor advocates and innovators, Zapp and their frontman-turned-solo-artist Roger Troutman, had stopped releasing music due to fading public interest. Which isn't to say they hadn't left their mark: Zapp earned several chart notches, while Roger's solo "I Want to Be Your Man" and "Computer Love" -- two sublime songs that twist and turn with every wriggling note -- did the radio and Billboard rounds. After the records stopped selling and he threw in the towel, Roger's role as G-Funk predecessor was highlighted by an appearance on the Dre/2Pac hit "California Love." In 1999, Troutman's brother (and former Zapp member) Larry ended both their lives in a double murder/suicide. - Kali HollowayElectro-Funken720Fri, 4 Dec 2009 11:53:42 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.68966&rws=%2Froger%2Fdiscography.rss G-Funk rolled into suburban homes in the Midwest on souped up funk hydraulics, wheezing keyboards and vocodor boxes -- all of which were borrrowed from Electro-Funk. By the time Dr. Dre became a megastar, Electro-Funk's biggest vocodor advocates and innovators, Zapp and their frontman-turned-solo-artist Roger Troutman, had stopped releasing music due to fading public interest. Which isn't to say they hadn't left their mark: Zapp earned several chart notches, while Roger's solo "I Want to Be Your Man" and "Computer Love" -- two sublime songs that twist and turn with every wriggling note -- did the radio and Billboard rounds. After the records stopped selling and he threw in the towel, Roger's role as G-Funk predecessor was highlighted by an appearance on the Dre/2Pac hit "California Love." In 1999, Troutman's brother (and former Zapp member) Larry ended both their lives in a double murder/suicide. - Kali Holloway http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.23093130&variant=play&rws=%2Froger%2Fdiscography.rss Electro-Funk Fri, 27 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Roger Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.23093130 alb.23093130 Roger art.68966 1.99 Nichts und Niemand Remixe alb.23093130 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/5/9/1/1401959_170x170.jpg 2008-06-27 00:00:00.0 2008-06-27 00:00:00.0 true false single http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.23093130&variant=play&rws=%2Froger%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.23093130&variant=data&rws=%2Froger%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.21633498&variant=play&rws=%2Froger%2Fdiscography.rss Electro-Funk Fri, 27 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Roger Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.21633498 alb.21633498 Roger art.68966 8.99 Alles Roger alb.21633498 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/5/5/0/1300556_170x170.jpg 2008-06-27 00:00:00.0 2008-06-27 00:00:00.0 true false main-release http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.21633498&variant=play&rws=%2Froger%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.21633498&variant=data&rws=%2Froger%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.5163996&variant=play&rws=%2Froger%2Fdiscography.rss Electro-Funk Sat, 2 Aug 2003 00:00:00 -0700 Roger Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.5163996 alb.5163996 Roger art.68966 10.99 Mister Bass Man Swings Low! alb.5163996 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/3/4/0/620438_170x170.jpg 2003-08-02 00:00:00.0 2003-01-01 00:00:00.0 true false main-release http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.5163996&variant=play&rws=%2Froger%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.5163996&variant=data&rws=%2Froger%2Fdiscography.rss